This project investigates the requirements and effects of a peripheral social co-presence system based on a **Virtual Window**. Current solutions treat the act of (tele-)communication as a solution to a specific, time-limited problem based on a lack of information. These system use dedicated apps or screens that occupy the users focus for a certain amount of time. The “Virtual Window” project act as an “always-on” display with a parallax perspective correction that resembles the view into another room - thus attempting to create the illusion that the distant room is just next to the current physical one.

Involved People

• Adriana Dreyer
• Christian Leichsenring
• Carsten Schwede